Localized judging of 144 elementary, middle and high school science projects resulted in the selection of 26 to compete at the 2013 Southeast Regional Science Fair, held Feb. 9 at the University of North Carolina-Wilmington.

Special awards given by the North Carolina Water Works – Water Environmental Association include, at the elementary level, Brandon Allen, fourth grade, Richlands Elementary School for his elementary first place project, “The Dirty Truth About Your Grey Water;” and at the junior level, Jacob Faircloth, seventh grade, Trexler Middle School, for his first place project, “Solar Distillation to Water Purification;” and Madelyn Constine, sixth grade, Swanboro Middle School, for her second place project, “Runoff Experiment.”